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KEY MESSAGES

- Temperatures will be above normal this week with little to no precipitation expected through the upcoming weekend.

SHORT TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/

Issued at 200 AM CDT Tue Oct 6 2026

Today: Another warm day is expected as high pressure slides into the Eastern U.S. leading to breezy southerly flow locally (gusts 20-25 mph). Highs will reach the mid/upper 70s for most of the area with plenty of sunshine expected. The air mass will remain fairly dry with dewpoints in the 40s to low 50s.

On Wednesday, slightly warmer conditions are forecast with highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s. A weak surface front will move through eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois during the day, causing winds to gradually veer from the west-southwest to the northwest; winds will remain relatively light due to a weaker pressure gradient across the region. Low-level moisture is expected to pool along and ahead of the aforementioned front, yielding surface dewpoints in the 50s to lower 60s in the far southwest. No precipitation is expected due to minimal low- level convergence along the front and a lack of forcing aloft.

LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/

Issued at 200 AM CDT Tue Oct 6 2026

The warm and generally dry weather is expected to continue for late in the week. There is a low chance (<20%) for scattered showers late Thursday night into Friday morning as a bout of elevated warm air advection traverses the area. This is in response to a big shift in the upper-level pattern across the contiguous U.S., as a deep upper trough digs into the Pacific Northwest and surface cyclogenesis ensues across the Northern Plains.

By the weekend, ridging aloft will amplify across the Midwest as a longwave trough sets up over the Western U.S. Therefore, expect warm, breezy, and dry conditions for eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois with highs in the upper 70s to lower 80s.

AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z WEDNESDAY/

Issued at 609 AM CDT Tue Oct 6 2026

There is southerly flow today ahead of a frontal boundary and weak storm system that will move across the area after 00 UTC Wednesday. This will switch the winds around to the west then northwest after 06 UTC. Winds will increase after 14 UTC to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 22 knots possible through 00 UTC before diminishing to 5 to 10 knots overnight. VFR conditions are expected through the TAF period with only high clouds across the area.

DVN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

IA...None. IL...None. MO...None.